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Reject Abstinence-Only in West County Schools

We, parents and community members in the West Sonoma County Union High School District, urge the school board at its November 17th meeting to reject the Superintendent's proposed action plan for sex education and instead support the comprehensive sex education that is required by law.

We urge the school board to:

--Reject the Superintendent's proposal to continue using an abstinence-only-until-marriage textbook to teach sex education. This textbook is not medically accurate and objective, as required by law.

--Reject the Superintendent's proposal to reintroduce Free To Be, an outside agency whose mission is to promote abstinence-only-until-marriage. The California Department of Education has stated that this agency should not be teaching in California schools.

We urge the school board to stand up for the comprehensive sex education that research shows to be effective and that California law, and the district's own policy, requires. We're counting on you!

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Recent signatures

4 years agoComments:
Give the youth comprihensive ex Ed. not fair to only give them partial information.Zip code:
95401

Suzy Marzalek, United States

4 years agoComments:
-Zip code:
95404

Kim Clement, United States

4 years agoComments:
Truthful, accurate and non-judgmental information is critical to teen sexual education and health. PLEASE do not let Free to Be back into the school. They do not adhere to these principles and their lack of a comprehensive education means they are in violation of District policy and California state law. They have no place in the public school system. Thank you for considering my comments. Kim ClementZip code:
95409

Petition highlights

4 years agoComments:
Give the youth comprihensive ex Ed. not fair to only give them partial information.Zip code:
95401

Suzy Marzalek, United States

4 years agoComments:
-Zip code:
95404

Kim Clement, United States

4 years agoComments:
Truthful, accurate and non-judgmental information is critical to teen sexual education and health. PLEASE do not let Free to Be back into the school. They do not adhere to these principles and their lack of a comprehensive education means they are in violation of District policy and California state law. They have no place in the public school system. Thank you for considering my comments. Kim ClementZip code:
95409

Silvia Langton, United States

4 years agoComments:
I do not want my children being taught an unrealistic, religion based curriculum in public schools. Zip code:
95472

Robert Sanville, United States

4 years agoComments:
I can not imagine that we are culturaly degrading so fast that we are teaching mystical nonsence in our schools.Zip code:
95436

June Brashares, United States

4 years agoComments:
-Zip code:
95472

Jessica Wolfe, United States

4 years agoComments:
Our children deserve accurate information about sexuality. Not biased, inaccurate information that is illegal. Zip code:
95472

Rev. Jane Eagle, United States

4 years agoComments:
There is a word for girls who do not know to use birth control: they are called MOTHERS.Zip code:
95444